Prediction
of
Antigenic
Determinants
Antigenic
determinants
are
likely
to
be
parts
of
the
molecule
which
are
rich
in
hydrophilic
amino
acids.
There
are
computer
programmes
to
look
for
hydrophilic
regions.
Hydrophilic
oligopeptides
are
then
synthesised
chemically,
covalently
linked
to
a
carrier
molecule
and
used
to
raise
antibody.
